Maina Kamanda

All parliamentary appearances

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• 21 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: I am congratulating the Chair and he is raising a point of order. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 21 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, it is wrong to consistently continue to insult women who end up in this House that to be nominated, you must lay around. First of all, what is laying around? view
• 21 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Two, we must stop this stigma that for a woman to be nominated, you must lay around, whatever that means. We are tired of being categorised into rural, urban and classic women, and slay queens. Nobody does the same classification to men. There is no talk of an urban or rural man. Any man gets elected. There is no talk of an uneducated and educated. We have to stop this because it is not fair to women leaders in this country. view
• 21 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Yes, I need it from the Chair. view
• 21 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am guided accordingly. I accept the guidance from Hon. Chairman not because he is Nassir but because he has done a marvellous job. You know when some of us see a very good report we at times get carried away. It is because we know the loss we are incurring as a country, from all those state investments or corporations to which we entrust billions of our taxpayers’ money. You do not feel good when you hear a report of an investment that was supposed to cost Kshs900 million being exaggerated to cost almost Kshs4 ... view
• 21 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me an opportunity to support this Bill on the two-thirds gender rule brought to the House by the Leader of the Majority Party. As we are aware, this is a constitutional imperative and for the sake of the Constitution that was voted for overwhelmingly by Kenyans, I urge my colleagues to support the Bill. There is need to increase the number of women in Parliament because as we are aware, women invest a higher proportion of their earnings in their families and communities. Time and again, we have heard that 52 per ... view
• 21 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Last night, I slept a very worried woman because of the remarks I heard here by my colleagues especially Nominee 001, who happens to be a nominated Member of this House just as myself. He said that women have slayed their way into Parliament. I have been wondering how he did gigolo his way here. view
• 21 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Therefore, I support this Bill and urge my other colleagues to support it. view
• 21 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 21 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I withdraw and urge that my colleague withdraws the remarks he made yesterday. view